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Sunday, February 05, 2006

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC (and hopefully the police) are investigating the theft of a courier vehicle full of medical records that was left idling and unlocked outside a medical facility in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, BC. See: Medical Records Stolen: CNG Portals Page

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